"But in many respects, the new site is also likely to disappoint die-hard data users as being not much more than a shiny new showroom attached to the same old government data warehouse, a warehouse still in need of operating improvements and accessible data."

You said it. I have yet to find an organization less helpful or more cringe-worthy than .gov sites. I find them nearly impossible to navigate, woefully outdated and the number of broken links is astounding. Any upgrades are great steps in my book, but they have a long way to go. I'm encouraged that this issue is receiving any attention at all.

As InformationWeek Government readers were busy firming up their fiscal year 2015 budgets, we asked them to rate more than 30 IT initiatives in terms of importance and current leadership focus. No surprise, among more than 30 options, security is No. 1. After that, things get less predictable.